Jeremiah 8:8 Cross References

Jeremiah 8:8

8: " `How can you say, "We are wise because we have the law of the LORD," when your teachers have twisted it so badly?

Isaiah 10:1

  1. Destruction is certain for the unjust judges, for those who issue unfair laws.
  2. They deprive the poor, the widows, and the orphans of justice. Yes, they rob widows and fatherless children!

John 9:41

  1. "If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty," Jesus replied. "But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

Job 5:12

  1. He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so their efforts will not succeed.
  2. He catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness, so that their cunning schemes are thwarted.

Romans 1:22

  1. Claiming to be wise, they became utter fools instead.

Job 12:20

  1. He silences the trusted adviser, and he removes the insight of the elders.

1 Corinthians 3:18

  1. Stop fooling yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you will have to become a fool so you can become wise by God's standards.
  2. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, "God catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness."
  3. And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are worthless."

Matthew 15:6

  1. And so, by your own tradition, you nullify the direct commandment of God.

Job 11:12

  1. An empty-headed person won't become wise any more than a wild donkey can bear human offspring!

Psalms 147:19

  1. He has revealed his words to Jacob, his principles and laws to Israel.

Romans 2:17

  1. If you are a Jew, you are relying on God's law for your special relationship with him. You boast that all is well between yourself and God.
  2. Yes, you know what he wants; you know right from wrong because you have been taught his law.
  3. You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a beacon light for people who are lost in darkness without God.
  4. You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that in God's law you have complete knowledge and truth.
  5. Well then, if you teach others, why don't you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal?

Hosea 8:12

  1. Even though I gave them all my laws, they act as if those laws don't apply to them.

Proverbs 17:6

  1. Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.
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